diff --git a/redis.php b/redis.php
index 323a74b..45c00b0 100755
--- a/redis.php
+++ b/redis.php
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 
    function redis_get_user($key) {
       $redis = connect();
-      $data = json_decode($redis->get($key));
-      if ($data && gettype($data) == "object") {
+      $data = json_decode($redis->get($key), true);
+      if ($data && gettype($data) == "array") {
          $user = new User();
-         foreach ($data as $key => $value) $user->{$key} = $value;
-         if (isset($data->password)) $user->set_password($data->password);
+         $user->init_from_array($data);
+
+         #foreach ($data as $key => $value) $user->{$key} = $value;
+         #if (isset($data->password)) $user->set_password($data->password);
          #$user = new User($data->username, $data->first_name, $data->last_name, $data->email, $data->password, $data->organization);
          return $user;
       } else {